Joel Brooks Robbins
Robbins and Curtin p.l.l.c.
Joel Brooks Robbins
Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC
301 E. Bethany Home Rd., Suite B-100
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
(602) 400-4400
Joel@RCMSLaw.com
BACKGROUND
Partner in the law firm of Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC. (One of the preeminent law firms in the country (Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers) - Martindale Hubbell.))
Member and 2017 President of the Phoenix chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, member of the American Association of Justice, Arizona Association of Justice (aka Arizona Trial Lawyers Association) (Board Member, and 2017-2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year), Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and National Police Accountability Project. Past President of Phoenix Trial Lawyers.
Certified as a specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar and has the highest possible rating by the nation's oldest lawyer rating organization (AV@ "Peer Review Rated" by Martindale Hubbell). One of the best lawyers in Arizona and the Southwest, according to Superlawyers 2007-2025. Selected as one of the top 50 lawyers in Arizona for 2017, 2018, 2021 – 2024.
He was awarded the Kenneth D. Freeman Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education for the Maricopa County Bar Association and is the author of two articles for the Arizona Advocate: A.R.S. Section 12-2601: Making Arizona a Playground for Negligent Construction Professionals and The Arizona "Indivisible Injury" Rule in Multiple Collision Cases.
Practice Emphasis
Robbins' practice is primarily in plaintiffs' personal injury cases in construction, automobiles, negligence, and civil rights. Robbins has been responsible for multiple million-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.
Appellate Law Accomplishments
In AA Mechanical vs. Superior Court (Vree), the Arizona Court of Appeals declared an unfair statute that required expert affidavits unconstitutional; in Hayes v. Continental Ins. Co., the Court of Appeals found that prohibiting injured workers from suing their worker's compensation insurance companies for bad faith was unconstitutional. In Bachus v. State, the Court of Appeals found that individuals injured by the government statute are not required to provide an exhaustive statement of damages to preserve their claims.
Trial Accomplishments
Robbins' other significant cases include litigating Flanders vs. Arpaio, which established She1iff Joseph Arpaio's knowing disregard of the unreasonably dangerous condition of the Maricopa County tent city. Other important cases were Klatt v. Maricopa County, Walker v. Maricopa County, James Saville vs. Arpaio, Daniel and Donna Saban vs. Arpaio, Richard Post vs. Arpaio, Damon Dreckmeier vs. Arpaio, Nick Tarr vs. Arpaio, and Eric Johnson vs. Arpaio.
Academic Background
Robbins graduated from the University of Arizona Law School in 1986 and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He graduated from the U of A with a business economics degree (cum laude) in 1983 and received the Pat Shelly Memorial Award for service to the University of Arizona.
An Arizona lawyer vigorously seeking compensation for those seriously injured due to the fault of others and guarding the rights of individuals against governmental abuse.
